Tandem resuscitative hysterotomy and thoracotomy in peripartum cardiomyopathy-mediated cardiac arrest

A case report published in this month's Annals: young, pregnant woman arrives at an academic center after being intubated for hypoxemic respiratory failure at a referring facility. Arrests on/shortly after arrival. They deliver the fetus, crack mom's chest... both leave the hospital within 3 weeks, without significant deficits... Tandem resuscitative hysterotomy and thoracotomy in peripartum cardiomyopathy-mediated cardiac arrest
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